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How to Restore a Backup
Restoring from Backup Data
Use the following procedure to restore a Storage Server
from backup data:
Prepare a new Storage Server for the restore.
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The new Storage Server must have the same drive
configuration as the original Storage Server.
2
Install this software.
Stop the Storage Server.
3
See "Stopping the Storage Server"(p. 115) for details
on how to stop the Storage Server.
Restore the configuration file for this software to its
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original location.
The following folder is used by default:
Configuration file path
<System drive>:\ProgramData\Canon\WebView\
NVR30\
<System drive>:\Users\<user name>\AppData\Local\
Canon\WebView\NVR30\
Restore the recording files to their original location.
5
The following folder is used by default:
<Destination drive>:\Canon-NVR\videofiles\
Restore the event files to their original location.
6
The following folder is used by default:
<Destination drive>:\Canon-NVR\eventfiles\
7
Start the Storage Server.
Make sure that recording is performed correctly. Also
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make sure that the restored recording data plays back
correctly.
Important
If the [Ensure video is kept for upto] option is set on the
[Servers] tab in the [Settings] dialog box, any restored
recording data that exceeds the specified storage period will
be deleted when the Storage Server starts.
Stopping the Storage Server
The Storage Server runs in the background as a Windows
service. When you restore backup data, you must follow
the following steps to temporarily stop the Storage Server.
Click [Start] > [Control Panel].
1
Click [System and Security].
2
Click [Administrative Tools].
3
Double-click [Services].
4
Double-click [RM Storage Server] to display [RM
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Storage Server Properties].
Double-click [RM-Lite Storage Server].
Click [Stop].
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Click [OK] to close the properties.
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Note
To restart the Storage Server, follow the same steps and click
[Start] in step 6.
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